Wednesday, May 27, 2009

What To Read? What To Read?

Hey, everyone, it's Carl again, trying to tough out the constant pain. But, being the manly man that I am, I won't let that stop me from blogging!

We got some good comments yesterday from our brother readers at the SMS Guys Read blog. (You can read them under the Comments section of yesterday's post) There was one in particular that I wanted to talk about. It was from Koko B. Ware:

Hey guys,Its Koko B. Ware here. I was just wanting to know if you knew of any good books that I should try out. I am at a point in my life where I have read everything I can think of and I am at a loss for words, Literally!So if you guys could think of anything that you thought was interesting, send me a comment on guysread and let me know.

Thanks Guys,

Koko B. Ware

We're glad you asked! This brings up a couple of things we need to remind you of every now and then. First, if you want to find some good reads, scroll down the page and see what we've recommended lately. Or go over to the Blog Archives on the left-hand side of the page and see what we've posted this month. Click on the title of any post and it'll come up. You can also click on the little triangle by each month and bring the posts for that month. Or you can click on the little triangles by the other years, bring up the months for that year, then check out the posts for each month.

OR--and here's the big thing I wanted to say--you could go the section titled, "Here are Some Links to..." and check out the sites. All of them have links to good book sites but check out this one especially--it's the sixth one from the top. It's titled, "Here is a list of all the books we've talked about..." It's a list of all the books Bill, Zack, and I have written about AND all the books that YOU ALL have told us about. We've broken down the list into Chapter Books, Graphic Novels, Series Paperbacks, Nonfiction, and Others. We listed the title of each book and the date it was reviewed so that you can go back and read that review. Also notice that the underlined titles are the books that YOU READERS have told us about!! So go over and take a look. Go on. It's easy to find. You're bound to find something good. AND--that list can be printed!!

So print it off and impress your friends! Your teachers!! Your parents!!! Be the first one on your block to...wait a minute, I'm starting to sound like a retro commercial.

Well, I hope you find something good, Koko. And all you other reader guys too. And write and tell us what you find!

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If you don't know how to post comments or reviews to our blog or if you want to read what we and other boys have written, here's what you do:

1. Every post has a place underneath it that says "Comments". Click on it and it will take you to a place in which you can write something. When you're done, click on a way to identify yourself. You don't have to create a Blogger/Google account (unless you already have one); you can click on "Name/URL" or even "Anonymous." Then click "Publish Your Comment." We try to get your comments and reviews posted right away, but sometimes we get busy with other duties. So, if you don't see your comment right away, don't panic. We'll post it soon.

Don't forget--any boy can get a free book the first time he writes a review. If you live too far away to come to the Myers Park library, go ahead and write to us anyway. We'll try to find a way to get a book to you. Besides, all the other boys out there would love to hear from you.

When you tell us about a book, please give the title, author, what the book is about, and why you did or didn't like it.

2. Blogs go "front to back"; that is, the newest post comes up first and the older ones are put further back. You click on the "Blog Archive" to read older articles. The posts for this month have the titles listed. You can click on other months to catch our other posts. (Our introduction is in June of 2007; if you're new to this blog, you might look it up.)

3. Underneath each post you'll see a line that says "Labels" and several other words such as "graphic novels" or "Andrew Clements." These extra words are links to a subject; for instance, if you clicked on "graphic novels," it would pull up all the posts about graphic novels. There's also a section below on some of our best posts on the most popular subjects

4. Did you notice that the posts from last year don't show up month by month as they did before this year? If you click on the triangle next to the previous years, the months will drop down and you can go back and see what we and your fellow readers have written.

The Iron Guy's Review Policy

1. Since the Iron Guy works for the terrific Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, I review only books that the library already has or will get soon.2. If you are an author or publisher or agent and think you have a book that boys will go crazy over, please leave me a comment (with your email address so I can contact you) under any post. I will look and see if we have the book. If not, and if the book looks good, I will contact Those Who Order Books and see if CML would be interested. (Please note--CML does not usually order self-published books) PLEASE do not just send me a book! I appreciate the offer but but first I want to see if CML has it or will get it soon.